HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCBA, WHAT A GREAT ORGANIZATION!!
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: In early 2004 Lake High Jr. (current
: President of the SCBA) and Dr. Walter
: Rolindi were traveling home from an
: non-sectioned local Barbeque contest. Lake
: and Walter had been invited to the contest
: as judges and they found a couple more folks
: to help them. On the road home the
: conversation turned to the poor quality of
: judging they had experienced. It was obvious
: to the two that a lack of training was the
: biggest issue. Lake, who had been a
: certified wine judge for over 20 years
: suggested to Walter that they start a
: Barbeque Association and teach people how to
: judge. Over the next several weeks they met
: and came up with a strategy of putting such
: an association together. Their goals were
: to Maintain and promote the diversity of the
: four distinct styles of barbeque sauce in
: South Carolina, to develop a plan to help
: local towns and city's get contest started,
: and develop a method for producing
: well-trained, qualified judges using a fair
: and well-thought-out judging process. In
: June 2004 three judging classes were held
: and on June 22, 2004 the South Carolina
: Barbeque Association was formed. That first
: year over 250 judges joined the SCBA and as
: they say the rest is history. Today the
: Association has a membership of over 600
: judges and sanctions over 40 events each
: year. The SCBA continues to add more events
: every year and our judges ranks continue to
: grow. Thanks for your tireless efforts Lake
: and Walter and thanks to all of the folks
: who have made the SCBA what it is today.
: HAPPY ANIVERSERY 10th ANIVERSERY South
: Carolina Barbeque Association.
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